Lloyd Mackay
 

Not to make this day any worse with the loss of great racers, but we have lost another great racer and one of my best friends today. God Speed Lloyd.

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

Paul, I didn't know very well Lloyd, but we sure enjoyed talking to him at the West coast events we ran. We spent a long time talking to him in the staging lanes at Vegas last month before Pomona. He was a great and interesting guy. Sounded like things were going well for him in Vegas. We knew he was sick, that's why he moved west and south, but this is very unexpected. We are so sorry for your loss and we will sure miss racing with him.

Beth, Alex & Tony

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Indeed sorry to hear of Lloyd's passing. Had the chance to talk with him a bunch when he was racing here in the northeast. As Beth said, very interesting fellow!
Prayers and condolences to his family and friends.

Zane Racing

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Really sad day. Lloyd was a great guy and accomplished businessman.

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I am really shocked to read this. I did not know Lloyd was sick. He was from my area and raced at my local track for many years.
I bought a Stocker from him in 1996....a '69 Nova
He bought a Stocker from me in 2007....my LT-1 Firebird
He had various businesses.....
He had some nice cars and a lot of Class win Wally's at his garage in NJ.....
His V6 Buick Stocker won most of them....
I saw his name on recent race results from just last week out at Las Vegas...
He was a fairly young man so this is a real shock to me...
My condolences to Lloyd's friends and family.....

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

I am sorry to hear of Lloyd's passing. Prayers and condolences go out to his family and friends.
RIP

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

So sorry to hear this. When we first started racing Lloyd was one of the first guys that I met. Such a great guy. He will be missed.

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

Shocked to hear this. How old was he?
RIP and Godspeed Lloyd.

Way too many people I knew died this week.

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

Very sad indeed and I just spoke with him last month.

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

as is everyone, shocked to hear. Last spoke to him 2 weeks ago.

Made a few calls minutes ago to some of Lloyd's close friends to fill in the blanks.

The info I got is 3rd hand but his cause of death is most likely heart related.

RIP Lloyd

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I am so saddened by this. Jim and Lloyd grew up together and went to their very first drag race together. He let me use his stocker for Bob Mullaney to drive when Jim's stocker wasn't ready. Lloyd left the Shoe decals on the doors to honor Jim's memory. He will be greatly missed. My condolences go out to Monica and Donald.

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Terrible news. Lloyd was way too young. He went out of his way to help an awful lot of people over the years that I knew him and never expected anything in return. He was a fine man and a fine human being.

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

Sorry to hear this..
Lloyd was such a nice guy..Great cars .A car guy
Our condolensces go out to his family .

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Lloyd's time came far too soon. His loss will be deeply felt.

c

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Lloyd,
You will be greatly missed.
Our condolences to the family.
Joe & Carol Greek
#1222, P/S, S-10

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I am deeply saddened by this. Lloyd was a good friend and a genuinely good person. I spent a bunch of time with him and his late side-kick, Mike Scott over the years. Way too young !!! He will be missed !

RIP Lloyd

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

I'm really saddened to hear about the passing of Lloyd.I have fond memories of him as a person and as a racer.God bless.

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

Wow, so sad to hear the bad news about Mr. Lloyd. Condolences from the Curtis Smith family.

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

Rip Lloyd, you will be missed!

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

I am truly sorry to hear of Lloyd's passing. It is a sad day in the world of drag racing to loose such a great friend and racer. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, RIP.

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

Knowing Lloyd as I have over the years, I agree with Billy Nees. He was a fine man and a fine human being.
God Bless You Lloyd.

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

Very sad news of Lloyds passing.
Way too young.
Tom

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

I'm so sorry to hear of Lloyd's passing , met him back when he had the Nova stocker when I lived in Jersey. Real nice guy, RIP Lloyd.

Ron & Laura 1151 Stk

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We found out today in the pits in Vegas. All of us are shocked and sadden by this loss. God bless his family and friends. Mike and Paula

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

Lloyd was the most genuine and honest person I've known. He has gone out of his way to help me countless times over the years. I still can't believe it. We just spoke on the phone last week. His generosity, knowledge, and unwillingness to ever stress about anything will be greatly missed. Lloyd had that ability to talk to anyone for just a few minutes and make them feel like they knew him forever, so I can imagine how many feel the way I do right now. I'm glad for all the time he made to hang whenever he was in NJ after moving to Vegas. Our condolences go out to Monica and Donald as well as all his friends.
Jim & Toni Young


PS Below is a link to a photo tribute I was able to put together with pics I had from the past 17 years or so.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1&l=480feaf383

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

Sad to hear this. R.I.P Lloyd.

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Very sorry to here this sad news. Lloyd was always a friendly face back in NJ.

Condolences.

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I'm shocked to hear this Lloyd didnt want anybody to know but he helped me out bigtime getting my stats deal going and I'll always remember him for the support he gave me.
RIP my friend

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

This is from Bernie Cunningham. He doesn't have internet access on the road.

Racers and friends alike, we have lost a good man in Lloyd MacKay.

He was a great person and a fantastic friend that would do anything for
anybody, and I do mean all of that. Very rarely does one pass that possesses
Lloyd's kindness, integrity, and awareness of life, in additon to his love of people,
cars, business, and racing.

He's going to be sorely missed by me and all of the people that he has touched
through both business, racing and pleasure. His biggest friends came from
the racing community. Many don't know that Lloyd has raced most of his life
because he was a friend of the late Jim "Happy" Harrington. He was very well
known around the division one area because he often drag raced two to three
times a week.

In the last few years, it's been my pleasure to have him race my spare car, both
in Stock, and most lately in Super Stock. His desire to win a NHRA national event
was feverish, and I so dearly wished he had accomplished that in my car before his
untimely departure from our presence.

His life since moving to Las Vegas with his wife Monica and son Donald was
going very well. He had a very big plans for setting up his stamp business
better than ever, investing in the local real estate market, and housing his
extensive car collection. Everything was looking very bright. I can't begin to tell
you how much he was loving life.

I plan to commemorate him this weekend by parking his car at the back of the
staging lanes as a sign of the 'missing man.' Furthermore, I'm working with
NHRA for a tribute lap down the track before first round with all of the
Stock and Super Stock racers and his wife and son present. Toby made us a
tribute flyer that I will have printed and hand out to racers to put inside
their cars for this weekend. For those that knew this wonderful man, please
help us celebrate his life.

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We were shocked and saddened by the news, when we heard at the
track this afternoon. Lloyd was a real class act and a true gentleman....
and a excellent racer.

Prayers being sent for his family!

Irving Family Racing

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

Lloyd was a class act. He was kind, always with a nice thing to say and a positive attitude. I always admired his racing combinations and willingness to try something different.

Bernie, that would be great if you could make that happen.

Evan and Diane

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Today in honor of Lloyd we will eat at Steak and Shake.
Those who knew him best will understand.

RIP my friend.

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Sorry to hear this. My condolences to his family.

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Sad news, what a great guy, he will be missed. Prayers to his family.

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Very sorry to hear this. What a great Guy..............

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

A great person who was always upbeat. A very big loss to the people that knew
him. RIP Lloyd you will be missed but always remembered.

Mike Blackstone

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

Like everyone has said, Lloyd was simply a great guy. There aren't many people you meet that don't have some negative qualities, but I can't think of one when I think of Lloyd. He was the most likeable person I think I've ever met.

Over the last few years, I got to be very good friends with Lloyd. Not just a race track friend, but a real friend. Donna and I flew out here on Monday morning and spent all day Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday with him. Like Bernie said, one of Lloyd's new interests was real estate, and he was helping us find a property here.

As I got to know him better, it became clear what a sharp and savvy business person he was, and the real estate deal was no exception. The old "you can't judge a book by it's cover" was made for him. But by the same token, he was the most genuine, what you see is what you get sort. No pretense whatsoever.

We were at one of Lloyd's favorite restaurants, Outback, Wednesday night. I bought dinner as a token of appreciation for all his help, but my man Lloyd had his coupon for a free Blooming Onion. Anyone that really knows him will appreciate that, in addition to his standard drink order of "Coke, no ice". When we left him around 9pm, he was fine.

I spent a little time with Monica and Donald yesterday. Obviously, they're devastated and need time to get a plan together, but Lloyd has a lot of great friends that will help to shoulder the burden.

This man had worked hard his whole life and had himself postured to enjoy the next 20+ years. Totally 'effin sucks doesn't even get us started.

Great job with the photos Jimmy.

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

R.I.P. Lloyd. He was a great guy and will be missed. I always looked forward to our visits. Thoughts and prayers for the Family.

Re: Lloyd Mackay
 

God Speed, you will be missed. Condolences to his family